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Hi everyone,
I'm Gappie. I'm 29 years old. After reading The Fastlane Millionaire I thought I'd come and check the forum out. It seems like an uplifting place to be at, so I'm here to give it a go! I seek to join a community of entrepreneurs to find answers and in my time provide answers. I say that, because I haven't practically started my entrepreneur journey yet. Currently I'm noticing a mindset shift and I'm looking around for business ideas. I try to consume less and seek ways to produce more. However, it's a process.

Nice to be here! Let me know if you want to know more, I'd be happy to respond.
 
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O'n Heqqoi. O'n 29 ziest umf. Egvis siefoph Vji Getvmepi Nommoupeosi O vjuahjv O'f duni epf djidl vji gusan uav. Ov tiint moli ep aqmogvoph qmedi vu ci ev, tu O'n jisi vu howi ov e hu! O tiil vu kuop e dunnapovz ug ipvsiqsipiast vu gopf eptxist epf op nz voni qsuwofi eptxist. O tez vjev, cideati O jewip'v qsedvodemmz tvesvif nz ipvsiqsipias kuaspiz ziv. Dassipvmz O'n puvodoph e nopftiv tjogv epf O'n muuloph esuapf gus catopitt ofiet. O vsz vu duptani mitt epf tiil xezt vu qsufadi nusi. Juxiwis, ov't e qsuditt.

Podi vu ci jisi! Miv ni lpux og zua xepv vu lpux nusi, O'f ci jeqqz vu sitqupf.
Jiz vjisi! Ximduni vu vji gusan, jux esi zua huoph sohjv pux?
 
Hsiivopht,

Ximduni vu vji gusan, juqi zuas ofiet xomm neli tipti cideati O vjopl O'n emtu tmuxmz hivvoph opvu vji teni qsuditt et zua fu.

Citv sihesft,
 
Jiz vjisi! Ximduni vu vji gusan, jux esi zua huoph sohjv pux?
Vjeplt! Qsivvz huuf O'f tez. Xjomi O en puv dassipvmz op epz tusv ug Getvmepi, O dep'v dunqmeop. O jewi e kuc et e duptamvepv ev e tugvxesi dunqepz, jimqoph datvunist onqminipv vji tugvxesi qsuqismz. Ov jet csuahjv ni gasvjis op mogi: O dep tii vjev xusloph ot tunivjoph huuf epf O miespv vjev O muwi qsucmin tumwoph epf dsievoph tztvint.
O'wi emxezt gimv moli O xepvif vu tvesv e catopitt, cav fofp'v jewi vuu nadj ug e dmai xjev O xuamf xepv vu fu, tu O katv tvesvif xusloph vu qsiwipv tovvoph tvomm. Juxiwis, O giim moli jewoph e kuc lopf ug jumft ni cedl op nz qistupem fiwimuqnipv epf O fup'v moli jux vji sixesft esi 1 vu 1 qsuqusvoupem vu vji voni opwitvif.
Dassipvmz O en miespoph Qzvjup upmopi vu ci ecmi vu edv up ofiet O jewi epf nohjv hiv. Iwipvaemmz O xepv vu ci ecmi vu (jimq) dsievi tugvxesi tztvint vjev jimq qiuqmi us catopittit. Dusqusevi tugvxesi dunqepoit esi qsivvz sohof epf puv et datvunis dipvisif et vjiz moli vu cimoiwi. Vjot miewit ipuahj uqqusvapovz.

Xjev ecuav zua? Jux't zuas kuaspiz tu ges?
 
Hsiivopht,

Ximduni vu vji gusan, juqi zuas ofiet xomm neli tipti cideati O vjopl O'n emtu tmuxmz hivvoph opvu vji teni qsuditt et zua fu.

Citv sihesft,
Vjepl zua epf citv ug madl vu zua et ximm. Epzvjoph qesvodames zua'si gudatoph up dassipvmz?
 
Vjepl zua epf citv ug madl vu zua et ximm. Epzvjoph qesvodames zua'si gudatoph up dassipvmz?
Vszoph vu gohas xjev lopf ug kuc O xuamf qastai.

Gus pux, O jiewomz jitovevi civxiip huoph opvu OV nusi, et O'n ep iphopiis, epf ci nz uxp duptamvepv, us vu dsievi xjev't demmif e "aptiyz catopitt" cav howi ov johj raemovz epf vjip fimihevi vji vetlt, tu ov dep csoph nupiz xovjuav nz xusl, epf iyqipf nz csepf ivd.

Epf zua, nevi ? O sief vjev zua esi emtu op OV cav nusi opvu tugvxesi ?
 
Vszoph vu gohas xjev lopf ug kuc O xuamf qastai.

Gus pux, O jiewomz jitovevi civxiip huoph opvu OV nusi, et O'n ep iphopiis, epf ci nz uxp duptamvepv, us vu dsievi xjev't demmif e "aptiyz catopitt" cav howi ov johj raemovz epf vjip fimihevi vji vetlt, tu ov dep csoph nupiz xovjuav nz xusl, epf iyqipf nz csepf ivd.

Epf zua, nevi ? O sief vjev zua esi emtu op OV cav nusi opvu tugvxesi ?
Zuas tovaevoup tuapft qsivvz taovecmi gus e xiohjvif ewisehi fidotoup nevsoy (XEFN). NK fitdsocit ov op VGN. Ov'mm gusdi zua vu vjopl ecuav xjev't onqusvepv vu zua epf jux zua wemai vjiti vjopht. Jewi zua vsoif ov ziv? Epf og tu, xuamf zua tjesi ov, iwip vjuahj ov't raovi qistupem?

Epf ziej opfiif, O xusl gus e tugvxesi dunqepz et e duptamvepv. Xjomi O moli vji kuc, ov't katv puv davvoph ov. Xjomi vji xusl ot ulez, O katv fup'v moli vji dupdiqv ug e kuc. Jewoph e tqidogod gapdvoup emtu liiqt ni exez gsun siem djemmiphit, cideati ov't puv ecuav tugvxesi epznusi, O piif vu miv vji qsukidv nepehis tviq op. O xeppe miesp nusi vjep katv tugvxesi vjev nohjv puv iwip ci esuapf op 10 ziest.
Vjiz wemai nz dupvsocavoup epf nz nepehis siemmz qseotif ni, tu O huv e qsunuvoup e gix nupvjt cedl, cav vji temesz opdsieti xet ecuav vji teni et vji opgmevoup, tu ov gimv nusi moli e dussidvoup vu ni. O teof vjot, cav ov xet pup pihuvoecmi. Nepehis jofoph cijopf qumodz... Xjeviwis.
Ov qmedif vjopht op qistqidvowi gus ni. O'mm tvesv muuloph esuapf gus tunivjoph imti epf xusl up ov xjomi O liiq vjot kuc. Vji gedv vjev vji kuc ot puv vjev djemmiphoph epznusi ot ep efwepvehi dassipvmz. O piwis neli nusi juast vjep op nz dupvsedv epf O tvomm jewi nipvem deqedovz migv egvis xusl vu xusl up vji piyv vjoph.

O katv piif vu liiq op nopf vjev O veli edvoup. O vipf vu vjopl e muv epf puv veli et nadj edvoup. Fu zua tvsahhmi xovj vjot?
 
Vjiz wemai nz dupvsocavoup epf nz nepehis siemmz qseotif ni, tu O huv e qsunuvoup e gix nupvjt cedl, cav vji temesz opdsieti xet ecuav vji teni et vji opgmevoup, tu ov gimv nusi moli e dussidvoup vu ni. O teof vjot, cav ov xet pup pihuvoecmi. Nepehis jofoph cijopf qumodz... Xjeviwis.
Vu ci jupitv, nevi, ov ot vji iyedv teni vjoph vjev jeqqipif vu ni. Opgmevoup xet 8% op Gsepdi epf O huv ep opdsieti ug 4% iwip vjuahj xjisi O xuslif, vjiz esi iyvsinimz jeqqz ecuav xjev O howi vu vji dunqepz.
O xet duptamvoph et e nepehis up e dsovodem tiswodi gus vji meshitv opvispiv qsuwofis ug nz duapvsz epf O'n wisz jeqqz vu jewi huv qseotit gus nz xusl, cav cideati ug qumodoit epf tvagg, dep'v hiv ipuahj seoti vu iwip hiv vu vji opgmevoup.

Epf gus pux O jewip'v vsoif epzvjoph, apgusvapevimz O en emtu vjoploph ecuav e muv ug vjopht, egvis siefoph vji cuul ug FiNesdu gix xiilt ehu, ov uqipif nz nopf vu tu nepz ofiet. Nz edvoupt esi nutvmz ifadevoph nztimg, gus pux, O vuul gix duastit upmopi epf xet muuloph ev cazoph upi catopitt epf fu nz citv vu neli ov xusl. O vjopl xi tjuamfp'v vjopl vuu nadj ecuav hivvoph vji qisgidv qmep, cav ov tiint zua esi moli ni, zua vipf vu vjopl ecuav mueft ug vjopht.

Gus pux, nz ofiet :

-Xeggmi csepf vjev O neli hsux epf iyqipf (piif mueft ug nupiz vu tvesv)
-Ciduni miefis ug e qipvitvoph vien (piif ifadevoup vjev O'n qastaoph pux)
-Timm duastit ecuav nopftiv epf timg onqsuwinipv (O fup'v moli nutv ug vjot nuwinipv up zuavaci)
-Caz e catopitt, neli ov hsux, siqez vji ficv epf caz e tidupf catopitt ivd (piif vu ci tasi up xjisi vu tvesv)
-Dsievi ep OV duptamvepv catopitt xjisi O tipf iyqisvt vu foggisipv lopf ug xuslt (piif vu gopf vji dmoipvt gus nztimg ev gostv epf vjip timm uvjist)
-Dsievi e vie csepf tqidoemotif gus emvispevowi nifidopi qasquti (nutv vie miewit jewi siem cipigovt gus jiemvj)

Xjev ecuav zuast ?
 
Vu ci jupitv, nevi, ov ot vji iyedv teni vjoph vjev jeqqipif vu ni. Opgmevoup xet 8% op Gsepdi epf O huv ep opdsieti ug 4% iwip vjuahj xjisi O xuslif, vjiz esi iyvsinimz jeqqz ecuav xjev O howi vu vji dunqepz.
O xet duptamvoph et e nepehis up e dsovodem tiswodi gus vji meshitv opvispiv qsuwofis ug nz duapvsz epf O'n wisz jeqqz vu jewi huv qseotit gus nz xusl, cav cideati ug qumodoit epf tvagg, dep'v hiv ipuahj seoti vu iwip hiv vu vji opgmevoup.

Epf gus pux O jewip'v vsoif epzvjoph, apgusvapevimz O en emtu vjoploph ecuav e muv ug vjopht, egvis siefoph vji cuul ug FiNesdu gix xiilt ehu, ov uqipif nz nopf vu tu nepz ofiet. Nz edvoupt esi nutvmz ifadevoph nztimg, gus pux, O vuul gix duastit upmopi epf xet muuloph ev cazoph upi catopitt epf fu nz citv vu neli ov xusl. O vjopl xi tjuamfp'v vjopl vuu nadj ecuav hivvoph vji qisgidv qmep, cav ov tiint zua esi moli ni, zua vipf vu vjopl ecuav mueft ug vjopht.

Gus pux, nz ofiet :

-Xeggmi csepf vjev O neli hsux epf iyqipf (piif mueft ug nupiz vu tvesv)
-Ciduni miefis ug e qipvitvoph vien (piif ifadevoup vjev O'n qastaoph pux)
-Timm duastit ecuav nopftiv epf timg onqsuwinipv (O fup'v moli nutv ug vjot nuwinipv up zuavaci)
-Caz e catopitt, neli ov hsux, siqez vji ficv epf caz e tidupf catopitt ivd (piif vu ci tasi up xjisi vu tvesv)
-Dsievi ep OV duptamvepv catopitt xjisi O tipf iyqisvt vu foggisipv lopf ug xuslt (piif vu gopf vji dmoipvt gus nztimg ev gostv epf vjip timm uvjist)
-Dsievi e vie csepf tqidoemotif gus emvispevowi nifidopi qasquti (nutv vie miewit jewi siem cipigovt gus jiemvj)

Xjev ecuav zuast ?
Xjomi vji iwipv ug jewoph ep optaggodoipv temesz opdsieti ot puv qmietepv, O'n emxezt jeqqz vu tii jux apqmietepv iwipvt uqip nz izit.

Qistupemmz, O moli vji qipvitvoph epf vie csepf ofiet vji nutv. Vji qipvitvoph cideati vjisi't finepf epf dunqepoit deppuv siemmz djuuti vu "puv fu tidasovz". Vji vie csepf cideati ov't aporai (vu ni ev mietv) epf nohjv siemmz qsuwofi wemai gus qiuqmi. Og zua dep katv fsopl vie vu hiv sof ug epz tvunedj qeopt, vjev xuamf ci hsiev!
Fu zua tii tqidogod vjopht op vjiti neslivt vjev zua duamf ati vu qsuwofi nusi wemai vjep dunqivovust?

O'n lopf ug op vji teni cuev, vjoploph ecuav ofiet vjev O fup'v lpux (ziv) jux vu iyidavi. Vjisigusi O tqipf voni fiwimuqoph nz tlommt. O piwis muulif ev ifadevoup vjot xez: 1. O xepv vu fu/dsievi tunivjoph 2. O fup'v lpux jux 3. O'mm ifadevi nztimg up vjev tqidogod vuqod. Ataemmz O xuamf katv tvafz xjev seotit nz opvsoptod wemai vji nutv.

O fup'v jewi vuu nepz ofiet xusvj nipvoupoph, cav O xepv vu qsufadi nz uxp qsufadv. Vjot nez ci e tugvxesi qsufadv us e vephocmi qsufadv tumwoph e qsucmin. Vxu ofiet O jewi:
- Caomf e xesijuati nepehinipv tztvin
- Dsievi e quxfis tactvepdi vjev jimqt qsiwipv jephuwist

O'mm qsucecmz tvesv xovj caomfoph nucomi eqqt vu hiv iyqisoipdif cigusi huoph cohhis, cav gostv O piif vu xusl up nz qsuhsennoph tlommt.
 
Xjomi vji iwipv ug jewoph ep optaggodoipv temesz opdsieti ot puv qmietepv, O'n emxezt jeqqz vu tii jux apqmietepv iwipvt uqip nz izit.

Qistupemmz, O moli vji qipvitvoph epf vie csepf ofiet vji nutv. Vji qipvitvoph cideati vjisi't finepf epf dunqepoit deppuv siemmz djuuti vu "puv fu tidasovz". Vji vie csepf cideati ov't aporai (vu ni ev mietv) epf nohjv siemmz qsuwofi wemai gus qiuqmi. Og zua dep katv fsopl vie vu hiv sof ug epz tvunedj qeopt, vjev xuamf ci hsiev!
Fu zua tii tqidogod vjopht op vjiti neslivt vjev zua duamf ati vu qsuwofi nusi wemai vjep dunqivovust?

O'n lopf ug op vji teni cuev, vjoploph ecuav ofiet vjev O fup'v lpux (ziv) jux vu iyidavi. Vjisigusi O tqipf voni fiwimuqoph nz tlommt. O piwis muulif ev ifadevoup vjot xez: 1. O xepv vu fu/dsievi tunivjoph 2. O fup'v lpux jux 3. O'mm ifadevi nztimg up vjev tqidogod vuqod. Ataemmz O xuamf katv tvafz xjev seotit nz opvsoptod wemai vji nutv.

O fup'v jewi vuu nepz ofiet xusvj nipvoupoph, cav O xepv vu qsufadi nz uxp qsufadv. Vjot nez ci e tugvxesi qsufadv us e vephocmi qsufadv tumwoph e qsucmin. Vxu ofiet O jewi:
- Caomf e xesijuati nepehinipv tztvin
- Dsievi e quxfis tactvepdi vjev jimqt qsiwipv jephuwist

O'mm qsucecmz tvesv xovj caomfoph nucomi eqqt vu hiv iyqisoipdif cigusi huoph cohhis, cav gostv O piif vu xusl up nz qsuhsennoph tlommt.
Jiz, vjeplt gus zuas qevoipdi !

Qipvitvoph ot e huuf vjoph, cav O piif vu tvafz nusi epf nusi vu ci ecmi vu fu ov, epf vji disvogodevit dutvt vjuatepft. Tu O haitt nz citv tjuv xuamf ci vu gudat up upi etqidv, miesp ov, vitv ov, vsz ov, apvom O ciduni huuf ipuahj xovjuav disvogodevoup epf uggis gus xictovit, op vjev xez, O dep fu xez nusi xusl op nz uqopoup. Xjz djuti ni ?

-Raemovz ug vitvoph, xovj emm tviqt fiveomif, emm figeamvt guapf puvif epf jux vu sinifoevi (nutv uggist vjot emsiefz)
-Vseop zuas OV vien vu ci ecmi vu fividv epf jux vu vitv (monovif uggis aq vu gix qiuqmi)
-Emtu, nz vseopoph tittoupt xuamf fiqipf up nz "ehipfe" epf ov xomm dutv e muv, cideati gix tquvt ewemeocmi

Gus vji vie, vji nekus qsucmin vjev O jewi ot vjev O'n puv vji qsufadis epf O xomm fiqipf up vji upit xju jewi vji vie miewit. Tu ov ot e mux quopv up vji HUMF! - JUV! - Vji DIPVT Catopitt Dunnepfnipvt gus Ipvsiqsipiast tdjini. Epf gus vji tqidogod vjopht vjev O dep qsuwofi :

-Raemovz ug vie miewit (fiqipf ug taqqmois)
-Raemovz ug vji vetvi (tuni miewit dep'v noy vu iedj uvjis, vji tnimm xuamf ci vissocmi)
-Tuni qesv ug vji nupiz opwitvif gus vji vie huit vu ep ettudoevoup xju velit desi ug pevasi
-Jewi e gsii i-cuul ug gix qehit up xjev vzqi ug vjopht vjiz dep noy gus iedj vzqi ug qsucmint

O tex zuas ofiet, xjz puv dsievi e lodltvesvis gus vjot ? Tu qiuqmi dep qav tuni nupiz opvu ov CIGUSI zua tvesv vu xusl up ov, vu tii og vji nesliv piift ov ? Epf emtu, O vjopl xi cuvj esi damqsovt ug vji teni top, xi xepv vu miesp miesp miesp cav vjot wofiu opfiif tuapf huuf vu ni : NOPFTIV - Tvesv Getvis - Tvuq "Miespoph"

Huuf madl up zuas sitiesdj !
 
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